Mayor Pro Tem Mowles served on the City’s Planning Commission from May 2009 to March 2011. He was a member of the City’s Public Safety Commission from May 2007 to May 2009. He was also a member of the City’s Community Services Commission from November 2000 to June 2007.
A founding member of the La Mirada Community Foundation, he served that organization from August 1999 to May 2007. He served as the Foundation President from November 2000 to June 2007. While serving as a member of the Foundation, he was responsible for the operation of the “4 La Mirada Kids” Carnival, which raises funds for youth programs and community organizations.
Councilmember Mowles was a member of the Citizen Task Force on City Finances and Operations from November 2009 to April 2010. He received the City of La Mirada’s “Volunteers in Action Award” in 2008. He is also a member of the La Mirada Lions Club.
Councilmember Mowles has been a resident of La Mirada for over 35 years. He and his wife, Paula, have four grown children and eight grandchildren.
Also serving on the City Council are Councilmembers Pauline Deal, Steve Jones and Andrew Sarega.
Councilmember Pauline Deal was originally appointed to the La Mirada City Council on July 5, 2011. She was elected to her first full term on the City Council on March 5, 2013. Councilmember Deal has been an active member of the La Mirada community. She was elected to the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education four consecutive times, serving from 1995-2011. She twice served as President of the School Board in 1999 and 2006. She also served on the Southeast Regional Occupation Program (R.O.P) Board for four years.
Councilmember Deal serves as the Assistant Controller for an area business. She has been active locally in youth sports leagues, where she served as the Treasurer/Board Member and Coach for the La Mirada Girls Softball Association for seven years. She has also been active with the Parent Teachers Association for more than 25 years, and has served in several capacities, most recently, as Auditor for the Norwalk-La Mirada Council of PTA’s, where she is also a Past President. In 1995, she received the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District’s Superintendent's Community Service Award.
Councilmember Deal has been a resident of La Mirada since 1980. She and her husband Jeff have two children, Jered and Melissa. Councilmember Deal enjoys spending time with her family and participating in church activities.
Councilmember Steve Jones was elected to the La Mirada City Council on March 2, 1999 and re-elected on March 4, 2003, March 6, 2007, and March 8, 2011 and served as Mayor in 2002-03, 2007-08 and 2011-12. A former teacher at La Mirada High School, Councilmember Jones’ classes included U.S. History and Economics. He was selected “Teacher of the Year” for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District in 1993. In June of 2008, he retired after 36 years in public education.
Councilmember Jones served on the City’s Parks and Recreation Commission from June 1981 to June 1988 and June 1996 until he was elected to the City Council in March of 1999. He served as Chairman of that Commission in 1998-1999. He was also a member of the City’s Historical Commission from June 1994 to June 1996.
Councilmember Jones is a member of the La Mirada Kiwanis Club and served as a sponsor of the La Mirada High School Key Club. He has long served as an advisor to La Mirada’s Youth-In-Government program and received the City of La Mirada’s “Volunteers in Action Award” in 1997.
Councilmember Jones holds an Associate of Arts degree from Cerritos College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Biola University, and a Master of Arts in History from California State University, Fullerton. He has been a resident of La Mirada since 1955. He and his wife, Janis, have two sons, Bryce and Bryan.
Councilmember Andrew Sarega was elected to the City Council on March 5, 2013. A resident of La Mirada for over 24 years, he graduated from La Mirada High School. He attended Biola University and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice at California State University, Fullerton.
He was a professional soccer player in Europe for nearly three years before an injury ended his career. Once his professional sports career ended, he returned to La Mirada, and was hired as a police officer in a local community. Being a police officer has taught him how to serve the needs of residents, and has provided insight as to how cities function.
He has also started two successful businesses, one before the age of 18. These ventures have taught important lessons about fiscal responsibility and the consequences of fiscal decisions.
Councilmember Sarega believes La Mirada has always been, and continues to be, a great place to live and start a family. He wants to ensure that remains true for his generation as well as generations to come.
